He contributed chapters to symposia on Brahms, Alan Bush, Erik Bergman, Shostakovich, Bernard Stevens, Ronald Stevenson, Varse, an essay on Czesaw Marek to a symposium on Swiss Composers, and another on Scottish composers to a symposium on musical nationalism in Great Britain and Finland. He made a group of lifelong friends during training and at his first job on the P&J, where he remained for seven years, during which time he was instrumental in helping re-establish the Grampian Press Ball and set up the Highland Press Ball. We are lucky at The Herald. Because youve kept in touch with these people, and demonstrated a bit of what you can do, then they can kind of point you in the right direction when opportunities are going to be coming up.. The Cello Sonata and its Context' (, 'Statements and Connotations: Copland the Symphonist' (, This page was last edited on 19 May 2022, at 15:43. I am LIVE on the radio from my actual HOME in the Western Isles this morning 7am-10am on Times Radio! But how can you not treasure the thing that connects you with your closest family and friends so easily? Yet Calum Macdonald has achieved the seemingly impossible. I get up exceptionally early (3:10am), present Early Breakfast to get you briefed on the mornings news, business and sport headlines. The very last book came out during a family holiday in Portmahomack; on that occasion, Calum and Mhairi drove to a small bookshop in Tain to collect it. A Gannett Company. Despite a newspaper round into his mid-teens, the legal profession, rather than journalism, appeared to be Macdonald's chosen path and he began a law degree at Aberdeen in 1994. My phone. Nowadays, Calum is living his dream: Im currently a broadcast journalist with BBC Radio 5 Live, so primarily producing programmes, occasionally reporting on various bits and pieces, reading the news from time to time, and recording various interviews and podcasts. This is day two. I also think it cant be overstated how fun it is to get to sit and chat about the news with well informed, analytical, insightful guests. He fostered in Mhairi a love of books, encouraging her by reading the first Harry Potter book to her. A basic mobile phone was deemed pointless by him, to his familys frustration. News Corp UK & Ireland Limited, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Their daughter, Mhairi, was born in 1996. All start from a belief that much of the modern digital audience is regularly switched off by the mainstream media agenda of disaster, conflict, political knockabout, and celebrity clickbait. So it seems entirely proper that Positively Scottish launches thanks to a legacy created by part of my share of his will. 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He is survived by his partner, Lloyd, parents Calum and Jackie, sisters Mhairi and Laura, and four nieces and a nephew. The culmination of his natural inquisitiveness, forensic attention to detail and fascination with the human angle was his coverage of the World's End murder trial. CALUM Macdonald, who has died aged 55, was a journalist and crosswords editor who spent most of his career at The Herald. Itll start small, as an online magazine with a guarantee of at least one new story six days a week. And why? Only 12 months after graduating, he landed himself a staff contract as a producer on Radio 5 Live. CALUM Macdonald, who has died aged 55, was a journalist and crosswords editor who spent most of his career at The Herald. What I put it down to is constantly going back for work experience, so although its kind of a bitter pill to swallow, taking a few days unpaid here and there where I could [] keeping in touch with those people. Theatre and books were lasting passions, his favourite authors being John Irving, Iain Banks, William Boyd and Ian Rankin. Comments Off. He was always clear in his opinions and priorities, and reporters appreciated his straight answers when offering story suggestions. Not forgotten, so much as disregarded. Malcolm MacDonald (also known by the alias "Calum MacDonald") (26 February 1948 - 27 May 2014) was a British author, mainly about music. The Celtic rockers, who formed on Skye in 1973, bowed out after 45 years with two . This byline is for a different person with the same name. Calum recently worked on an exclusive with the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), highlighting the unhealthiness of many relationships between YouTubers and their adoring fans. Resignation? All the best things that have happened in my career have come entirely out of the blue. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. Wednesday, 12 October saw FreshAir student radio hold the Student Radio Associations Scotland Training Day. Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. 37 talking about this. I wanted you to be the first to know about my new, free podcast called Whitehall Sources.I'm so grateful for your subscribing to get my written work here. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. He joined the station from its launch and now presents the breakfast show, as well as programmes across the network. See something missing? Hearing their stories, their views, their opinions and all about them is absolutely my thing. He came from a line of journalists: his grandfather started a local paper in Buckie while his father, Alastair, was a sports writer at the Press & Journal, specialising in football. By Calum Macdonald May 12, 2015 Experience Co-founder PositivelyScottish.scot Jun 2016 - Present6 years 8 months Scotland Helping run a not-for-profit online magazine telling inspiring stories. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. We are doing this to improve the experience forour loyalreaders and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. He also compiled catalogues of the works of John Foulds, Shostakovich, Luigi Dallapiccola and Antal Dorti and contributed articles to many musical encyclopaedias such as the New Grove. Born in Dumbarton, Macdonald attended Bonhill Primary and then secured a scholarship to Keil School in the town, becoming dux in 1992 and senior chief in 1993. Introduction Our Mission Our Responsible Media Charter . This ensured that both before and after the 2014 independence referendum, The Herald & Times online forum was a site of impassioned but meaningful debate. He played cricket and football (he was goalkeeper in the school team), and did stage management in the drama club, an early sign of his talent for organising. Hes a journalist and broadcaster, and hes the best one I know. You need to go and meet people where theyre at, you cant expect them just to come tumbling across your radio station.. More recently, his involvement in an investigation exposing the immigration scams behind bogus colleges helped force a tightening of legislation by Westminster. Positively Scottish: so why we dont harness the Scottish USP to an agenda of solutions journalism, and see if theres an audience for that? Calum loved being at the middle of a breaking story but not, like some reporters, at the scene of the action he preferred to be back in the office, coordinating the coverage, bringing to bear his considerable flair for logistics. Calum won, appropriately enough, with ineluctably. Throughout this working life, the journalist is part of a Scottish media that thrives. Calum is a young, emerging broadcaster who's worked for BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 5 Live. Calum Macdonald's Post. So well suited was he to the notoriously high pressure job of news editor that Calum did not find it at all stressful. But actually, my lesson from that was I presented a music programme, entered the student radio awards: didnt win. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. FORMER Stirling Observer reporter Calum Macdonald died from cancer last week at the age of just 32. He made a group of lifelong friends during training and at his first job on the P&J, where he remained for seven years, during which time he was instrumental in helping re-establish the Grampian Press Ball and set up the Highland Press Ball. You know what to do if you like this articlemore importantly, come and read all the articles on http://positivelyscottish.scot/ !! It's not conclusive." Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. 1,157 likes. This byline is mine, but I want my name removed. Life path number 2 December 12, 1812 - John Sandfield Macdonald, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Ontario (d. 1872). He wrote several books, notably volumes on Brahms, Schoenberg, John Foulds, Edgard Varse, the Scottish composer-pianist Ronald Stevenson[2] and a three-volume study of the 32 symphonies of Havergal Brian. One presenter once told me the day you dont get nervous is the day you should quit, because youve stopped caring enough about the programme. We are lucky at The Herald. He championed young journalists both in his senior roles at the Herald & Times and, after leaving the group in 2015, with his new venture, the news website Positively Scottish. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. For these and other journalistic purposes he used the nom-de-plume Calum MacDonald because at the outset of his writing career, which began with record reviewing for the journal Records & Recording, confusion arose between him and the composer Malcolm MacDonald, who was a long-established record reviewer for The Gramophone. I think it can be a subconscious Im listening and doing other stuff; I think with things like YouTube you need to actively sit and concentrate Good luck watching a YouTube video not falling off your bike. Hes had more exclusives than Ive had school dinners. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. For Calum, the pressure of live radio never wears off: The most recent time I [read the news] was exactly the same as the first time I did it. Which is where the son, with a bit of help from his Dad, starts afresh. He has also composed a number of works, mainly piano pieces and songs. His involvement in amateur theatre continued at Aberdeen University, where he studied psychology, and English language and literature. In the November edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie invites political journalist and presenter of the Early Morning Breakfast Show on Times Radio, Calum MacDonald to pay his own visit to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to select his three all-time favourite albums. He met his future wife, fellow reporter Christine Jardine, in 1985, and they married in February 1987 at Glasgow University chapel. Sorry, listeners. And still a pencil lover. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. The Early Breakfast Club is The Times most exclusive members club. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. This reflected his fascination with the English language. He's also a Conservative MP to this day. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Its growth will be linked to funding received all new money will be re-invested in more stories. While inside, the gangster - still clearly alive - dropped his trousers to show he had not been stabbed or shot. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Edit Now. In the words of Roy Thomson, owning an ITV franchise is a licence to print money and the newspaper barons also revel in circulations that total millions. We are lucky at The Herald. Other books include a tourist guidebook to the city of Edinburgh and a multi-volume edition of the musical journalism of Havergal Brian. Calum loved being at the middle of a breaking story but not, like some reporters, at the scene of the action he preferred to be back in the office, coordinating the coverage, bringing to bear his considerable flair for logistics. Thanks Dad: back to the future for a positive Scottish media alternative. I prep the programme. The task came easily to him and he became a regular compiler and then crosswords editor for The Herald, Sunday Herald and The National, as well as editing two books of crosswords; he continued editing crosswords on a freelance basis after leaving the paper. contact the editor here. Now able to focus on projects with fun people who're passionate about online. Crosswords, I hear you. Father and daughter would always go together at midnight the day the latest instalment was released, to buy their copy. Presented with images of the incident and informed he was being recorded, the former Labour peer answered: "I can't say that that's me. Terms & Conditions | Cookies | Contact Us. Life path number 6 November 17, 1765 - Jacques MacDonald, French general (d. 1840). Politics (MA Hons) at the University of Edinburgh. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. Their daughter, Mhairi, was born in 1996. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Macdonald had intended to revisit North Uist, where recently he traced his family roots in a journalistic exercise for The Herald, but was prevented by his brief but brutal illness, which was endured with stoic good humour and fortitude. Calum, whose father and grandfather were also both journalists, joined The Herald in 1990 from the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, as a news reporter and, as group news editor, was in charge of the newsdesk both 9/11 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He began his journalism career in 1999 at the Lennox Herald, where then editor Bill Heaney gave him work experience. Occasionally on the newsdesk and later, his strong opinions led to confrontations with colleagues, but they typically blew over quickly. After graduating in 1983, he was accepted onto the Thomson Regional Newspaper trainee scheme, at the end of which he was described as a confident young man of ability and good humour who would be an asset to any news team. Prior to joining Times Radio, Calum was a producer, reporter and presenter at the BBC working on Radio 5 Live and at BBC Radio Scotland, where he presented a weekly political phone-in: Debate Night Extra. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Calum Macdonald Verified Presenter, Early Breakfast, Times Radio London Arts and Entertainment, Sports, United Kingdom As seen in: Times Radio, BBC, The Times @timesradio Breakfast 6-10am, Fri-Sun | @whitehallsource podcast | Proudly Member # 1, Times Radio Early Breakfast Club (2020-22) /hello@calumam.com / Articles Search You can text in live, or email anytime: earlybreakfastclub@times.radio youll get a membership number and thats you in the door. Student media thrives at Edinburgh, and he believes that his time here contributed to his success so far. So living the dream is definitely up there as an answer to this. More funding will mean more journalism, more readers, and more work opportunities. As Group Digital Editor for four years, he brought strict standards of courtesy and fairness to the online forum, never shrinking from enforcing them but always taking the time to explain to users who had infringed the rules, why their behaviour was unacceptable. Following year: presented a news programme, entered the student radio awards, and won. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. In the November edition of the Politics of Sound, Iain Carnegie invites political journalist and presenter of the Early Morning Breakfast Show on Times Radio, Calum MacDonald to pay his own visit to the Politics of Sound virtual Record Shop to select his three all-time favourite albums.Calum emerges with an brilliant selection by Taylor Swift, Jason Isbell and Del Amitri and reveals how his fascination with broadcasting started very young, the case for a new political news radio station in the UK, his musical journey as an accordion player and his experience of playing the Cowardly Lion in a production of The Wizard of Oz!Calum's Early Breakfast Show can be heard Monday - Fridays on Times Radio from 5 - 6am.Follow Politics of Sound on Twitter: @politics_sound, Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware. Thats commitment. Its a detailed piece of work, based on the type of interviewing and statistical analysis he later becomes renowned for in a career covering sport, mainly football, including four World Cups, and Aberdeen FC reigning supreme under Alex Ferguson. In 1996 he edited for performance, and orchestrated the final portions of, the ballet Soires de Barcelone by Roberto Gerhard, which was broadcast that year, performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, in a concert to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the BBC Third Programme. The couple separated latterly, but remained close. He died at Leckhampton Hospice.[1]. 66 talking about this. Titles are closing, remaining circulations are collapsing by around 10% every year, staff numbers are being slashed, and the only responses are widespread rationalisation, centralisation, and so-called synergies which logically can prolong the industry for only a finite time before it disappears into oblivion. Please tick this box if you would like to receive these emails. I play the accordion. Calum Macdonald. To know what they want, to know how to get that content to them, and then take that lesson into real life, [it is] a sort of industry experience.. Scots, famously, consume more papers per capita than any other country in the world and the revenue swilling around the system means lavish staffing, with equally lavish salaries and expenses for employees. Macdonald's courteous tenacity disarmed many, most notably the former Scottish Executive minister Mike Watson in November 2004. Biography. Calum emerg Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Calum recounted: When I was about 11 or 12, I saw a radio news programme going out for the first time [] it blew me away, I thought this was just incredible, so cool. Flashback: its 60 years ago, and a keen young journalist, whos getting used to the big city ways of Aberdeen after moving from Buckie, a small port on the north-east of Scotland, wins a national prize for a thesis on the UK fishing industry, submitted as part of his training. Phil Dunphy from Modern Family because I think were the same person. Well, theres no shortage of talented journalists out there, including the hundreds of youngsters who complete university degree training every year and whose only viable career path seems now to lie in PR. He has hosted events for News UK, including a live broadcast afternoon interviewing Piers Morgan and Sharon Osborne around the launch of TalkTV. During the frenzy of election or referendum night, and during big breaking news stories, such as 9/11 or the invasion of Iraq, Calum was always to be found sitting at the newsdesk, the calm at the eye of the storm, relaxed but entirely in control, coordinating teams of writers and reporters; for them, Calum was a thoroughly dependable colleague who inspired confidence. Calum Macdonald was born and brought up in Aberdeen, attending Ashley Road Primary School and Aberdeen Grammar. On the P&J, he and colleagues had a competition to see who could come up with the most obscure word in an introduction, a word the sub editors would have to leave in because there was no appropriate alternative. Everyones online, theres no getting away from that, so thats where people need to go to. Calum Macdonald Presenter, Times Radio. I was being myself, I was doing what I loved and that made all the difference. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. 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